Kelby

English

Etymology

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kilby, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Kelby (countable and uncountable, plural Kelbys)

1. A hamlet in North Kevesten district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF004414).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kelby is the 126765^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 135 individuals. Kelby is most common among White (80.74%) and Black/African American (17.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kelby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289.